The Greatest (Devil) Rays to Ever Wear .... #47
Uncontested Numbers:
98- Jae Soe
97- Joe Beimel
80- Julio Santana
71- Damian Rolls
70- Joe Maddon(Manager)
68- Ruddy Lugo
63- Jim "The Rookie" Morris
62- Jeff Sparks
42- Jackie Robinson (Retired by the MLB)
12- Wade Boggs
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As voted by the Draysbay.com voters:
61- Travis Phelps (95% of the votes)
60- Jonny Gomes (61% of the votes)
59- Jorge Cantu (71% of the votes)
58- Wade Davis (54% of the votes)
57- Scott Kazmir (93% of the votes)
56- Tim Corcoran (50% of the votes)
55- Toby Hall (80% of the votes)
54- Geremi Gonzalez (53% of the votes)
53- Chad Bradford (83% of the votes)
52- Al Reyes (77% of the votes)
51- Trever Miller (60% of the votes)
50- Grant Balfour (64% of the votes)
49- (Still Pending)
48- Joe Borowski (85% of the votes)
Today, we'll discuss the number "47."
The Candidates:
Mike Duvall(1998-2000), Franklin Nunez (2004-2005), Victor Zambrano(2001-2004), Scott Dunn(2006), Gary Glover (2007-2008), Jeff Bennett (2009)
Mike Duvall played in parts of three seasons for the Devil Rays. Duvall wore the number "47" during parts of the 1999 and 2000 season. During Duvall's time wearing "47," he played in 42 games where he had 42.1 innings of service time racking up 48 strikeouts.
Franklin Nunez played in parts of 2 seasons for the Devil Rays where he appeared in 9 games. Duing Nunez' time with the D-Rays he had an ERA of 7.47, while striking out 16 batters over 15.2 innings of work.
Victor Zambrano wore "47" for his last two season in St. Petersburg. During his two season wearing "47" Zambrano had a record of 21 wins over 17 losses and even had one complete game shutout.
Scott Dunn appeared in only 7 games for the Devil Rays earning 1 win and a ERA of 11.74 over 7.2 innings of work.
Gary Glover began his Devil Ray career wearing "47" then switched to wearing "58," only to revert to wearing "47" in 2008. While with the Rays he have 13 holds and 2 saves in 2007.
Jeff Bennett appeared in only 11 games for the Rays, earning an ERA of 9.95 over 12.2 innings of work where he did manage to strikeout 4 batters.
So, Draysbay, I turn to you. Who was the greatest (Devil) Rays player while wearing the number "47?"
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